Follow us on: RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW DYNAMIC NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN HITS NORMAL ROHIT-LESS INDIA BHOPAL RAIPUR CHANDIGARH RULEBOOK LIFE; 25 CR WORKERS JOIN AGITATION TAKE OZ CHALLENGE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI DEHRADUN HYDERABAD *Late City Vol. 3 Issue 21 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2020; PAGES 12 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable KASI-YAZURVED TEAM UP FOR ROMANTIC-COMEDY { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com OXFORD VACCINE FACES MORE QUESTIONS BIHAR BJP MLA FILES CASE AGAINST DISNEY INCREASES PLANNED LAYOFFS AIR INDIA RESCHEDULING FOR PASSENGERS AFTER ASTRAZENECA ADMITS ERROR LALU YADAV OVER "POACHING" ATTEMPT TO 32K AS COVID HITS PARKS HELD UP BY FARMERS' PROTESTS straZeneca Plc and the University of Oxford, among the front-runners case was filed against Rashtriya Janata Dal's jailed president Lalu alt Disney Co said on Wednesday it would lay off about 32,000 Air India has said passengers affected due to traffic disruption on Thursday Ain the quest to deliver a Covid-19 vaccine, face mounting questions AYadav in Patna today by the BJP MLA who he had allegedly called Wworkers, primarily at its theme parks, an increase from the 28,000 amid closure of the borders of the national capital region (NCR) will be about their trial results after acknowledging a manufacturing error. While while in custody and offered a ministerial berth in exchange for helping it announced in September, as the company allowed to reschedule their flights for free. People coming to the national an announcement Monday by Astra and Oxford showed their shot was the opposition in defeating the NDAs candidate for assembly Speaker's struggles with limited customers due to the capital from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh faced traffic snarls at several border 70% effective on average in a late-stage study, the scant details released post. Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil coronavirus pandemic. The layoffs will be in the crossings as the Delhi Police intensified vehicle checking in view of the "Delhi by the UK partners have sparked worries about Kumar Modi, who had flagged the alleged telephone first half of 2021, the company said in a filing with Chalo" march by farmers from Punjab against the whether regulators would clear it. In a later call on his Twitter handle on Tuesday night, shared the Securities and Exchange Commission. A Centre's farm laws. "In view of traffic disruption in statement, Oxford said a difference in manufacturing the information along with the contents of the FIR spokesman for Disney confirmed that the latest NCR region due to closure of Delhi borders, we are processes led to some participants being given a lodged by Lalan Kumar Paswan, on the social media. figures include the 28,000 layoffs announced allowing no-show waiver & one free reschedule to half dose instead of a full one. Astra and Oxford said According to the information shared by Sushil Modi, earlier. Earlier this month, Disney said it was passengers who couldn't report for their flights," Air their vaccine was 90% effective when a half-dose the Pirpainti MLA has lodged his FIR at the vigilance furloughing additional workers from its theme India said on Twitter. "Waiver will be valid for flights was given before a full-dose booster, and that two police station under the Prevention of Corruption Act park in Southern California due to uncertainty over scheduled out of Delhi airport only for 26th full doses showed an efficacy of 62%. and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. when the state would allow parks to reopen. November 2020," it added. CM moots third Nivar brings widespread rainfall; port for Vizag AP escapes relatively unscathed district at Rambilli PNS n VIJAYAWADA n Rain brings down mercury sharply n Chittoor, Nellore record 30 cm rainfall n Two persons swept away, feared dead Ramayapatnam, The state government is PNS n VISAKHAPATNAM believed to be seriously con- Bhavanapadu Electricity dept templating developing a port Capital account Severe cyclonic storm Nivar near Rambilli in port tenders convertibility will triggered heavy to heavy remains on Visakhapatnam district. continue: Das rainfall in many parts of The district already has two by December 15 Andhra Pradesh on high alert ports — one owned by the Thursday and also sharply Union Government, and PNS n VIJAYAWADA brought down temperatures, VIJAYAWADA: In view of heavy Gangavaram, the other one, is throwing normal life out of rainfall in parts of the State due to privately owned. Work on developing three 8 gear in the State. cyclone Nivar, Energy Secretary If the idea of Chief Minister ports in the State is expected In Chittoor, one man was Srikant Nagulapalli on Thursday YS Jaganmohan Reddy takes to begin in the coming year. feared to have been swept alerted officials to be cautious and shape, Visakhapatnam will Officials, during a review away by the floodwater prepared to face any eventuality. have a third port at Rambilli, meeting held on Thursday, while two others were res- The Energy Secretary took stock 50 km from Vizag city. informed Chief Minister YS cued by NDRF personnel. of situation and discussed with While reviewing industries Jaganmohan Reddy that they In Nellore, another man CMDs of power discoms — S and ports projects in the state would finalise tenders and reportedly died of electrocu- Nagalakshmi, H Haranatha Rao, J on Thursday, Jagan had direct- hand over the works of tion. Padma Janardhana Reddy and K ed the officials to look into the Ramayapatnam port by Nellore and Chittoor bore Praveen Kumar, grid and possibilities of building a port December 15 and works the brunt of the storm as transmission management, in Rambilli area so that it would begin in February next about 30 cm of rainfall was APTRANSCO and senior engineers would reduce the pressure on year (2021). recorded in some mandals asked them to remain alert and the Visakhapatnam port and An estimated 15 Million in the two districts. take all necessary measures in also reduce pollution. Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of Cyclone Nivar made a advance. Officials of SPDCL The move comes in the cargo would be handled with midnight landfall near informed the secretary that power backdrop of citizen’s groups four berths in the first phase at Puducherry. The tropical infrastructure, including 33 kv often raising the issue of pol- Ramayapatnam Port. The storm weakened from a Jagan takes stock of Nivar impact on State lines (154 km), 11 kv lines (426 lution caused by Vizag port officials said they would km), seventy five 33 kv poles, six finalise tenders and hand over "very severe cyclonic storm" some parts of YSR Kadapa and close to the city as it handled ‘Need strong police VIJAYAWADA: hundred 11 kv poles, 400 LT poles the works of Bhavanapadu to a "severe cyclonic storm" Chief Minister Anantapur districts. Nellore ‘dirty/dusty cargo’. force to prevent with a wind speed of 100- YS Jaganmohan Reddy on were damaged in 57 mandals due There have been demands port by December 15 and district received an average to the cyclone. The SPDCL staff works would begin in March 110 km per hour, gusting up Thursday directed officials to rainfall of 7 cm. that the pollution-causing terror attacks’ to 120 km per hour. take all necessary measures to have restored infrastructure in 38 dusty cargo handling be shift- next. The CMO officials said there mandals and the cost of damage 2 Resultantly, many vil- minimise the impact of Cyclone would be inflow into Penna River ed to a faraway place by devel- lages plunged into darkness Nivar on the State. Chairing a was estimated Rs 1.21 crore. oping a new port, similar to while the Somasila project was There were no considerable as power supply was cut review meeting at his camp full to the brim and water would how the Chennai port shifted major port near Nakkapalli 5 off. Roads were inundated office here, the Chief Minister damages of equipment in the its dirty/dusty cargo handling close to Rambilli, which has be released depending upon the due to the incessant rains ordered officials to support the jurisdiction of EPDCL and CPDCL. to Kamarajar port in Ennore. strategic importance. inflows. There has been crop Srikant said that Energy Minister in South Andhra. family of a person who died due damage at some places and However, past experiences The Navy is developing an The cyclone weakened to electric shock in Nellore dis- of cyclone and heavy rains. They Balineni Srinivasa Reddy enquired show that it won’t be so easy alternative naval base ‘Naval damage assessment will be done about the preparedness of the into deep depression over trict. He asked officials to enu- said Cyclone Nivar made landfall as soon as the rains subside, the for the state government to Alternative Operations Base’ South Rayalaseema and its merate damage to crops after the and the intensity was decreasing. department and asked to closely push its idea to develop a port in Rambilli that will house its officials informed the Chief watch the situation and keep all neighbourhood. cyclone-induced rains stop and Erpedu, Srikalahasti, Satyavedu Minister, adding that steps were at Rambilli. nuclear submarines and air- Nellore, Chittoor, to be ready to provide immediate of Chittoor district and the whole staff from village to State level Earlier, the Indian Navy craft carriers in the years to being taken to rescue those alert to face any eventuality. Kadapa, Krishna, relief. The officials briefed the of Nellore district witnessed trapped near the Mallemadugu was said to have objected to a come.